Film & TV (Page 15)
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The secret origin of Tiny Tina's yellow raincoat in the Borderlands movie revealed
Ariana Greenblatt and costume designer Daniel Orlandi talk about Tiny Tina's Borderlands movie get-up.
September 24, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Thunderbolts* poster asks how many fingers Bob is holding up, and risks restarting an AI conversation
Does actor Lewis Pullman have odd fingers, is there a bad photo manipulation technique going on, or did Marvel use AI for its new movie poster?
September 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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In Brightest Day, In Friday Night Lights - Kyle Chandler is the DCU's Green Lantern Hal Jordan
Kyle Chandler, 59, will play an aged up version of Hal Jordan, who mentors an as-yet-uncast younger John Stewart in HBO's Lanterns
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Friends gets its own fan gameshow on Max, recommended for fans who are always stuck in second gear
As of writing, it's unclear whether contestants of Fast Friends on Max will be required to have love lives that are DOA
September 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Sebastian Stan defends recent MCU missteps - "The intention is really f*cking good"
The actor has played Bucky Barnes in Marvel movies since 2011.
September 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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According to Sebastian Stan, there's a 1970s movie classic at the heart of Marvel's Thunderbolts*
No, Thunderbolts* isn't Marvel's version of The Suicide Squad; there's something much older acting as the inspiration for 2025's misfit team movie
September 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Move over y'all, Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova is the star of Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*
Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova makes Thunderbolts* the MCU movie for moody kids
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Thunderbolts* trailer puts the MCU anti-hero group dynamics at its heart while Sebastian Stan's Bucky takes a backseat
David Harbour's Alexei, Florence Pugh's Yelena, and Wyatt Russell's John Walker feel ready for the spotlight.
September 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Despite what Superman says, Netflix is still making its Magic: The Gathering animated series
Brandon Routh might consider the project cancelled, but Netflix has confirmed that Magic: The Gathering is still in production
September 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Here’s everything we know about Marvel Studios’ Blade
The Daywalker has been promised in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; here’s what we know so far.
September 20, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Here’s everything we know about Dune: Prophecy on Max
From the cast to the inspiration, here’s everything we know about the upcoming prequel on Max.
September 20, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Dune prequel cast: Here's the actors in the Dune: Prophecy TV series coming to Max
There’s a lot of talent on the call sheet for the upcoming prequel to Dune.
September 20, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Dune prequel release date: Here is when Dune: Prophecy debuts on Max
The upcoming Dune streaming series is headed to Max, and here’s when you can expect to watch it for yourself.
September 20, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Dog Man cast: Who's joining Pete Davidson on the animated movie based on Dav Pilkey's hit comic series
The 2025 Dog Man movie from Dreamworks Animation has announced its main cast.
September 20, 2024
Metaverse team
Features
Stream the best witch horror movies now that Agatha All Along is on Disney+
Travel even further down the witches' road with Popverse, now that Marvel's Agatha All Along has debuted
September 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 2 has opened the door (literally) to Fellowship of the Ring's Moria and the Balrog, with a surprise appearance by one of Tolkien's most important dwarves
Did you catch one of Tolkien's most important dwarves in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2?
September 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Warner Bros. is tired of some elements of the classic Penguin from DC Comics, with some calling him "the Monopoly man"
The Penguin is the star of his own live-action show and the major villain of the new Batman cartoon - but in both, they are taking liberties with who the DC Comics villain is
September 19, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Breaking Bad's cast feel as if the show's afterlife on streaming helps a new audience discover it (and an existing audience understand it)
Speaking at Rose City Comic Con 2024, cast members talked about the AMC series' continued success on Netflix
September 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
What can we learn from the brief life of Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi's Time Bandits reboot from Apple TV+?
The Taika Waititi-produced (and starring) remake of the cult classic Time Bandits has been cancelled after one season, so what does that say about where streaming TV is right now?
September 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Marvel Comics, House of the Dragon, Blumhouse, and SNL added to full New York Comic Con 2024 line-up
The full NYCC 2024 panel schedule has been unveiled.
September 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Prison Break's success on Netflix has me excited for the Disney relaunch sequel
Netflix has gotten me (and a million or so others) interested in Prison Break again.
September 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Pete Davidson is the ideal casting for Dog Man's kinda-sorta arch nemesis...?
We'll see for ourselves if it is a purrfect match in January 2025
September 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Good Guy Steve and Dustin prepare to ride again in Stranger Things season 5 on Netflix
All good heroes need a sidekick, after all
September 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Is the prequel to The Crown still happening at Netflix? Here are all the rumors we've heard so far
We just need one more season of adoring those costumes. Please, Netflix. Just one more taste.
September 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Anatomy of a Vampire’s Lair: Inside the exquisite production design of AMC's Interview with the Vampire
Why Interview with the Vampire has the best production design on TV
September 17, 2024
Gavia Baker Whitelaw
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Marvel hopes we're ready to root for the villain as Agatha All Along swoops onto Disney+
Remember: she killed Sparky too.
September 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck wins Toronto International Film Festival's People's Choice Award, but still doesn't have a distribution deal
The award is often seen as a harbinger of Academy Awards success, but audiences in the US won'e be able to see the movie unless someone buys the distribution rights
September 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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As Agatha All Along nears, Elizabeth Olsen doesn't rule out the Scarlet Witch's return to the MCU if they can "use her well"
The Scarlet Witch is certainly a complicated character inside the MCU.
September 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
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DC Studios is bringing Colin Farrell and the Penguin cast & creatives to NYCC 2024
HBO's The Penguin is coming to roost at New York Comic Con 2024.
September 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
From The First Omen to Quiet Place: Day One to Apartment 7A, 2024 horror movies are all about the power of the prequel. But why?
What about this year's franchise horror movie fare has Hollywood winding the clocks back? Let's figure it out
September 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Inside the music of the DAN DA DAN anime movie First Encounter with composer Kensuke Ushio and producer Aoi Hiroyuki
Speaking to Hiroyuki and Ushio at Anime NYC 2024, Popverse got a behind-the-scenes window into the making of the ghosts vs. anime film that predates the anime of the same name coming to Crunchyroll and Netflix
September 13, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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What scares Constantine 2 producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura? Right now, it's reading the script
For di Bonaventura, who's producing the sequel to Keanu Reeves's cult outing as John Constantine, the most terrifying kind of Hell may be "development"
September 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Robert Eggers's Nosferatu is creeping toward theaters - here are the best horror remakes to prepare
The Bill Bill Skarsgård-starring remake of F.W. Murnau's 1922 horror icon Nosferatu isn't the only example of the horror genre getting a remake right - here are another few
September 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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If The Penguin season 2 does happen, Colin Farrell's going to want a wardrobe change
The Batman actor spoke about the hours of makeup he needed to play Oswald Cobblepot - "I never want to put that f—ing suit and that f—ing head on again"
September 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Here’s the Shark Tank season 16 release date on ABC
Find out what we know about when ABC’s long-running reality series Shark Tank is returning.
September 12, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Here’s the Survivor season 47 release date on CBS and Paramount+
Mark your calendars, because the long-running reality show is heading back to the islands of Fiji.
September 12, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Warm-up time: Here’s the release date for The Voice season 26 on NBC
Season 26 of The Voice is just around the corner, and here’s when you can expect to watch it yourself.
September 12, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Summon your coven, Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches series is coming to New York Comic Con 2024
Alexandra Daddario and AMC's Mayfair Witches are returning to NYCC.
September 12, 2024
Chris Arrant
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DC Studios' James Gunn is coming to NYCC 2024, and he's bringing his Creature Commandos with him
DC is bringing out the big guns - James Gunn, Frank Grillo, David Harbour, Zoe Chao, Sean Gunn, Dean Lorey and Steve Agee - for New York Comic Con 2024.
September 12, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Tolkien writes of a mysterious pair of "Blue Wizards." Are they the real identities of the Stranger and the Dark Wizard in Rings of Power season 2?
Tolkien writes of a mysterious pair of "Blue Wizards." Are they the real identities of the Stranger and the Dark Wizard in Rings of Power season 2?
September 12, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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The final Venom: The Last Dance trailer reveals Knull as its big bad
Created by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman in their storied Venom comics run, Venom: The Last Dance's Knull is the creator of symbiotes
September 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Free your mind, The Matrix returns to theaters this month
Make the choice: Red pill or blue pill.
September 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Rebel Ridge director wanted to see if he could write a screenplay without killing everyone in the Netflix hit
Sometimes you have to try something new to grow as an artist.
September 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Who is Sophie Baek, Yerin Ha's Bridgerton season 4 lead?
Netflix revealed the casting of Sophie Baek September 11, along with a Bridgerton season 4 teaser
September 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Netflix's Magic: The Gathering animated series is no longer in the cards, says Brandon Routh
Brandon Routh, who would have provided a voice in the animated Magic: The Gathering show, says the series is no longer happening
September 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Stranger Things creators' next project for Netflix includes some pretty impressive names
Stranger Things but with old people seems like a pretty fair assessment of the show so far.
September 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Surely it's time to let superheroes be silly again.... what say you, Marvel & DC?
We've had enough modern mythology; can superheroes be over the top dumb fun once more?
September 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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It Appears Venom 3's rating won't be what Tom Hardy hoped, and goes PG-13 instead of Rated-R. Read on: https://www.thepopverse.com/movies-venom-the-last-dance-rating-3-tom-hardy-us-uk-mpa-bbfc-pg-13-r-15
When your hero literally eats people, you can expect an adult rating to follow.
September 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Andrew Garfield is already squashing rumors that he will return to the MCU in Spider-Man 4 (just like he did for Spider-Man: No Way Home)
We feel like we've heard this before.
September 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Lost showrunners confirm one fan theory about what Hurley did after the show ended
We'd watch this spin-off, honestly.
September 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
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HBO's Dune: Prophecy prequel series is coming to New York Comic Con 2024
Beginnings are such delicate times, and so begins the Dune prequel Prophecy.
September 11, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
How Emma Myers got the part (and the British accent) to star in Netflix's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
How a Florida girl like Emma Myers turned into a convincing British teen detective named Pip for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
September 11, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Our Flag Means Death's Kristian Nairn says season 3 is "down to the fans," and that "they're doing exactly the right thing"
The Game of Thrones actor and Beyond the Throne author was also careful "not to give any false hope" of a revival being officially greenlit by Warner Bros. Discovery
September 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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It's official: Josh Brolin will NOT be Green Lantern Hal Jordan in the new DCU
In brightest day, in blackest night; he doesn't want the part, alright?
September 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 will spend more time in Camp Half Blood
We're going back to camp!
September 10, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Amazon shelves Good Omens season 3 until this rough Neil Gaiman business is sorted out
The production has been halted after Tortoise Media's podcast Master: the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman, which heard accounts from different women accusing Gaiman of sexual misconduct
September 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Twilight of the Oddballs: The sad side of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Don't get me wrong, I was excited to see Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder together again on screen. But as I went to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend, a hunk of my horror heart was heavy
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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James Earl Jones dies - the iconic Darth Vader, Mufasa voice actor was 93
James Earl Jones, whose voice was as powerful as the presence he commanded on screen, passed away in his home in Dutchess County, NY
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Amazon's Spider-Man Noir series just added Brendan Gleeson, but who's he playing?
No official word has come down from Prime Video revealing Brendan Gleeson's Spider-Man Noir character, but that won't stop us from speculating
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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A Buffy the Vampire Slayer experience is coming to Chicago just in time for Halloween this year
Fancy a fight against vampires in a cemetery? You've come to the right place.
September 09, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Don Cheadle's reaction to Robert Downey Jr.'s MCU return as Doctor Doom was basically the same as ours
We all had a little moment of not believing it was real
September 09, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Peacemaker season 2's release date will be in the second half of 2025, after Superman, says James Gunn
James Gunn, who will be directing select episodes of Peacemaker season 2, gave a curious fan on Threads a release date window
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Grey's Anatomy's Chandra Wilson & Kim Raver share the real-life surgeries they observed as training for their roles
Some were more bloody than others
September 09, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Disney is rebooting Phantom of the Opera as a YA movie - 24 years after trying with Phantom of the Megaplex
The waiting begins now for the YA fantasy that is Phantom (of the Opera).
September 06, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
For one KAOS star, the Netflix show marked a truly special moment for trans representation
Nothing beats lived experience for bringing these characters to life.
September 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Universal's Wolf Man trailer follows horror rule #1 and hides its monster in plain sight
The less we know about the monster, the better.
September 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
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George Clooney & Brad Pitt seek to pull off a new heist in Ocean's 14, despite the fact that Danny Ocean is supposedly dead
The Ocean's 11 stars are trying to nab a new director in Edward Berger, who will apparently help explain Danny's resurrection after his reported death in Ocean's 8
September 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Best horror comedy movies: What to watch after (or before) Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Do you like your horror with a bit of comedy? Or your comedy with a bit of horror? If so you'll love these six picks for best horror comedy films as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is released.
September 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Here is the release date for Sophie Turner’s Joan on CW
Looking for a clue on when to expect the first episode of the new series?
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Here’s the release date for Murder in a Small Town on Fox
Get all the clues you need to watch the series premiere of Murder in a Small Town this fall.
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Here are the release dates for the 9-1-1 franchise shows on ABC and Fox
Both the original series and 9-1-1: Lone Star are returning soon.
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Here’s when the release date for Rescue HI-Surf on Fox will arrive
If you want to visit Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle with the new series, here’s when you can expect to reach the island.
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Superman & Lois season 4 release date: Here's when DC's Man of Steel show returns for its final season
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the release date for Superman and Lois season 4!
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Grotesquerie season 1 release date: Here's when Ryan Murphy's new horror show debuts on FX and Hulu
Get the answers you seek on where and when to watch Grotesquerie season 1.
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Grey's Anatomy's Caterina Scorsone shares how 'Life will out' is a central theme of the show
These two classic Amelia moments are at the heart of the show, Scorsone says
September 05, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Disney+'s Percy Jackson & the Olympians miss their colleague Lance Reddick
The Zeus actor died in 2023
September 05, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power just introduced a major character (Tom Bombadil!) from The Fellowship of the Ring - here's what you need to know about him
Hey dol! Merry dol! Ring a dong dillo! Let's learn a bit about Tom Bombadillo!
September 05, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Marvel & DC's modern superhero cinematic universes were built off Tim Burton's Batman, says his Dark Knight Michael Keaton
"There are a lot of people making a lot of money [...] because of his choice and his vision." - Keaton on Batman director Burton
September 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Here’s the release date for DC Studios’ Creature Commandos on Max
Can’t get enough DC Studios animation? Then we’ve got some good news for you.
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
Features
With Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton's throwback era is well and truly here
The 80s were good to Keaton - better make the most of them.
September 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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What would Lost have looked like if it had been made for Netflix? More swearing and fewer ad breaks, says showrunners
Let Sawyer swear, you cowards.
September 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Ryan Murphy's Grotesquerie trailer is here, and it's perfect for American Horror Story: Asylum fans
Gore-obsessed killers? Untrustworthy nuns? One or two seriously sixties haircuts? The Grotesquerie trailer knows its audience, and we're betting Ryan Murphy does too
September 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Studios' Ms. Marvel power visuals were directly inspired by gaming (and she was almost a Twitch streamer)
Marvel's design team drew from Kamala's gamer background for their designs
September 04, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Would Todd Phillips return to Joker's Gotham City? Maybe, but he's going to need different characters
Speaking ahead of Joker: Folie à Deux's premiere at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips said he'd "probably not" be doing more Gotham... but then added a caveat
September 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Grey's Anatomy's Camilla Luddington on the real-life impact of episode 'Silent All These Years'
The episode addressed the traumas of sexual assault
September 04, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Kristian Nairn talks Our Flag Means Death, Game of Thrones, and an upcoming memoir
Popverse sat down with the Hodor and Wee John Feeney actor Kristian Nairn to talk about his upcoming memoir Beyond the Throne, learning on set, going to conventions, and how fans can show their desire for an Our Flag Means Death season 3
September 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Just how spooky will Agatha All Along be? Here is what the age rating for Disney+'s latest MCU series tells us
No one said getting what you wanted would be easy.
September 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
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With Alien: Earth, Noah Hawley & FX appear to be rewriting Alien history
A new Alien: Earth teaser and logline has just dropped, and our star-calendars may need to be updated
September 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Alex Toth had a major gripe with Batman: The Animated Series, and Bruce Timm reveals he listened to it for Caped Crusader
Bruce Timm changed his Batman style after an Alex Toth critique - and once you see it, you'll never miss it.
September 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
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YOU SHALL NOT (re)CAST! Ian McKellen pledges not to let anyone take over as Gandalf in new Lord of the Rings movies "if I can help it"
The 85-year old Ian McKellen told the BBC he has no desire for another person to take over the staff and sword in upcoming Andy Serkis-directed Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum
September 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Watch out, Hawkins: Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy confirms he is back on set for Stranger Things season 5
We're still waiting for confirmation of how many episodes Levy will direct this season
September 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
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DC's Joker sequel earns an R rating for "some sexuality and brief full nudity" for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's upcoming caper
Its a mad, mad, mad world
September 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Here’s the release date for Happy’s Place on NBC
The new sitcom starring Reba McEntire is arriving soon, but when can you expect to see it?
August 31, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Here’s the release date for His Three Daughters on Netflix
The family drama from Azazel Jacobs stars Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon.
August 31, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Twilight of the Gods release date: Here’s when Zack Snyder’s Norse mythology cartoon hits Netflix
The visionary filmmaker has reimagined Norse mythology and it’s coming your way soon.
August 31, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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The Queen of Villains release: when the Dump Matsumoto doc hits Netflix
Learn when the unknown tale of Dump Matsumoto when this upcoming wrestling drama on Netflix arrives.
August 31, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story release date: When Netflix's crime anthology returns
The second season of the true crime anthology series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan is on the way.
August 31, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Found season 2 release date: When the show is returning to NBC
Wondering when the next season of Found will make its debut? Find out now!
August 31, 2024
Avery Kaplan
News
Bath & Body Works is answering our unasked questions about the Upside Down with new Stranger Things merch
Ever wondered what a Demogorgon smells like? Then you're in luck!
August 31, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Bleach animator says pop culture's greatest villain isn't from anime, but Disney
Speaking to a jam-packed room at the Anime NYC screening of Terminator: Zero, animator Masashi Kudō revealed himself to be a Maleficent stan
August 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt